Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst apparatus has a honeycomb base material and a catalyst noble metal supported by the honeycomb base material, wherein: the honeycomb base material contains ceria-zirconia composite oxide particles as one of the constituent materials, is of a wall flow type, and includes inlet-side cells and outlet-side cells demarcated by porous partition walls; the catalyst noble metal is supported in inlet-side support regions and outlet-side support regions; each of the inlet-side support regions is formed with a specific length from the exhaust gas flow upstream end; the catalyst noble metal 70% support depth is not greater than 50% of the thickness of the porous partition walls; each of the outlet-side support regions is formed with a specific length from the exhaust gas flow downstream end; and the catalyst noble metal 70% support depth is greater than 50% of the thickness of the porous partition walls.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head arranged so that a nozzle surface thereof is inclined, a conveyance unit, a cap, a suction portion, and a control portion. The cap includes a bottom surface and side walls provided to stand along four sides of the bottom surface. In detaching the cap from the nozzle surface, the control portion sequentially executes a first release operation in which, in a state where a lower positioned one of the side walls is in contact with the nozzle surface, others of the side walls are released from the nozzle surface, a wiping operation in which, while the lower positioned one of the side walls is kept in contact with the nozzle surface, the cap is moved upward along the nozzle surface, and a second release operation in which all the side walls of the cap are released from the nozzle surface.

Abstract: A degassing device removes air dissolved in a liquid under a pressure decreased atmosphere, includes a liquid tank, a pressure decreasing device, a circulation flow pass, a circulation device, a dissolved gas amount measuring device, and a control device. The liquid tank stores the liquid. The pressure decreasing device decreases pressure in the liquid tank. The circulation flow pass communicates different positions of the liquid tank. The circulation device circulates the liquid through the circulation flow pass. The dissolved gas amount measuring device measures an amount of dissolved gas of the liquid in the liquid tank. The control device controls the circulation device in accordance with the amount of dissolved gas measured by the dissolved gas amount measuring device.

Abstract: A degassing device removes air dissolved in a liquid under a pressure decreased atmosphere, and includes a liquid tank, a pressure decreasing device, a circulation flow pass, a circulation device, and a variable mechanism. The liquid tank stores the liquid. The pressure decreasing device decreases pressure in the liquid tank. The circulation flow pass communicates different positions of the liquid tank. The circulation device circulates the liquid through the circulation flow pass. The variable mechanism changes a height of an inlet port from the circulation flow pass to the liquid tank in accordance with a height of a liquid surface in the liquid tank.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalytic device includes: a substrate; at least one type of noble-metal catalyst that is supported on the substrate; and a coating layer on the surface of the substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of cells which are demarcated by porous walls. The substrate and the coating layer each include ceria-zirconia composite oxide particles.

Abstract: An assistance device installed at a vehicle. The assistance device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor being configured to: receive information relating to a window opening point corresponding to a predetermined service, notify the service of proximity in a case in which the vehicle has reached a predetermined range from the window opening point, and open a window of the vehicle in a case in which the vehicle has approached the window opening point.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a honeycomb catalytic converter, including: a honeycomb structured body in which multiple through-holes are arranged longitudinally in parallel with one another with a partition wall therebetween; and Pd and Rh supported on the partition walls of the honeycomb structured body, wherein the honeycomb structured body is an extrudate containing a ceria-zirconia complex oxide and alumina, a Pd-carrying region where only Pd is supported is formed on the partition walls within a predetermined width from one end of the honeycomb structured body, and a Rh-carrying region where only Rh is supported is formed on the partition walls within a predetermined width from the other end of the honeycomb structured body, and the Pd-carrying region extends to at least 50% of the length of the honeycomb structured body, and the Rh-carrying region extends to at least 20% of the length of the honeycomb structured body.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst apparatus has a honeycomb base material and a catalyst noble metal supported by the honeycomb base material, wherein: the honeycomb base material contains ceria-zirconia composite oxide particles as one of the constituent materials, is of a wall flow type, and includes inlet-side cells and outlet-side cells demarcated by porous partition walls; the catalyst noble metal is supported in inlet-side support regions and outlet-side support regions; each of the inlet-side support regions is formed with a specific length from the exhaust gas flow upstream end; the catalyst noble metal 70% support depth is not greater than 50% of the thickness of the porous partition walls; each of the outlet-side support regions is formed with a specific length from the exhaust gas flow downstream end; and the catalyst noble metal 70% support depth is greater than 50% of the thickness of the porous partition walls.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a honeycomb structured body having excellent mechanical strength.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a honeycomb structured body having excellent mechanical strength.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a monolith substrate used for an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that improves purification performance, a method for producing such monolith substrate, and an exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprising such monolith substrate. The present disclosure relates to a monolith substrate comprising an alumina-ceria-zirconia composite oxide and alumina, a method for producing such monolith substrate, and an exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprising such monolith substrate.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst device having a substrate and one or more catalytic noble metals supported on the substrate. The substrate has a plurality of cells partitioned by a porous wall 1 and includes ceria-zirconia compound oxide particles. A specific noble metal that is one of the one or more catalytic noble metals satisfies both the following requirements (1) and (2): (1) the noble metal 50% support depth for the specific noble metal is 30% or less of the distance from the surface of the porous wall 1 to the center of the interior of the porous wall 1, and (2) the noble metal 90% support depth for the specific noble metal is 35% or more of the distance from the surface of the porous wall 1 to the center of the interior of the porous wall 1.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalytic device includes: a substrate; at least one type of noble-metal catalyst that is supported on the substrate; and a coating layer on the surface of the substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of cells which are demarcated by porous walls. The substrate and the coating layer each include ceria-zirconia composite oxide particles.

Abstract: An electronic component device includes: an electronic component having: a base body having a pair of end surfaces facing each other and four side surfaces connecting the pair of end surfaces; and a pair of outer electrodes disposed on respective sides of the pair of end surfaces; metal terminals respectively electrically connected to the pair of outer electrodes; and joint portions joining and electrically connecting the outer electrodes to the metal terminals respectively, wherein the electronic component has a metal portion disposed on at least one surface of the four side surfaces, and the metal portion has a baked metal layer.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes: a wall-flow structure substrate including an inlet cell, an outlet cell, and a porous partition; a first catalyst layer formed inside the partition such that a thickness of the first catalyst layer is between 40% and 60%, inclusive, of an overall thickness Tw of the partition; and a second catalyst layer formed inside the partition such that the second catalyst layer extends across an entire region of the partition in a thickness direction thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a honeycomb catalytic converter including: a honeycomb structured body in which multiple through-holes are arranged longitudinally in parallel with one another with a partition wall therebetween; and a noble metal supported on the honeycomb structured body, wherein the honeycomb structured body contains a ceria-zirconia composite oxide and alumina, and cerium on a surface of each partition wall has a lower concentration than cerium in a central portion of the partition wall in a thickness direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a honeycomb catalytic converter including: a honeycomb structured body in which multiple through-holes are arranged longitudinally in parallel with one another with a partition wall therebetween; and a noble metal supported on the honeycomb structured body, wherein the honeycomb structured body contains a ceria-zirconia complex oxide and alumina, each partition wall includes a first carrier layer defining a surface layer of the partition wall and carrying Pd, and a second carrier layer located more inwardly of the partition wall than the first carrier layer and carrying Rh.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a honeycomb catalytic converter including: a honeycomb structured body in which multiple through-holes are arranged longitudinally in parallel with one another with a partition wall therebetween; a noble metal supported on the honeycomb structured body; and an inlet-side end face and on outlet-side end face, wherein each partition wall includes a substrate portion in the form of an extrudate containing a ceria-zirconia complex oxide and alumina, and a coat layer formed on a surface of the substrate portion and containing the noble metal, and the inlet-side end face has a higher aperture ratio than the outlet-side end face.

Abstract: The exhaust gas cleaning catalyst according is provided with a substrate and a catalyst coat layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The catalyst coat layer is formed as a laminate structure having an upper layer and a lower layer. The upper layer is a Pd-free layer that does not contain Pd, and the lower layer is a Pd-containing layer. In addition, when a region of the lower layer that corresponds to 20% of the length of the exhaust gas cleaning catalyst from the exhaust gas inlet side end towards the exhaust gas outlet side of the exhaust gas cleaning catalyst is divided into four equal regions to be each 5% of the length, the relationship A>B>C is satisfied, where A, B, and C represents the Pd content in the first, second, and third region respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a monolith substrate used for an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that improves purification performance, a method for producing such monolith substrate, and an exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprising such monolith substrate. The present disclosure relates to a monolith substrate comprising an alumina-ceria-zirconia composite oxide and alumina, a method for producing such monolith substrate, and an exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprising such monolith substrate.